How we matched 38,000 organisations to 112,000 notices
The fuzzy-matching pipeline, the trade-offs we made, and the gaps we're still filling. Open source, fully reproducible.
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Make UK asbestos exposure visible.
A free public register of enforcement notices, organisations and exposure histories — built for the families, journalists and lawyers working to hold the industry accountable.
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- 944
- Enforcement notices indexed
- 0
- Organisations linked
- 1974–2026
- Coverage window
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The scale of it
Asbestos is still the UK's biggest industrial killer — and its long latency means the worst is still to come.
- 5,000/yr
- UK deaths every yearFrom asbestos-related diseases. Source: HSE.
- 944
- Notices indexedLive count from the AsbestosIQ register.
- 30–50yrs
- Latency periodBetween exposure and mesothelioma diagnosis.
- 1.5m
- UK buildings affectedEstimated to still contain asbestos-containing materials, despite the 1999 UK ban.
Recent investigations & data releases.
Long-form analysis, methodology notes and updates on what's new in the register.
A guide to mesothelioma
A digital companion for people in the UK diagnosed with mesothelioma and the people who love them. Twelve parts, narrated, searchable, written in plain English.
Open the guideApril 2026 update: 1,847 new notices added
Including the first batch of devolved-administration data from Scotland and Northern Ireland. Bulk download available for verified researchers.
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